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APBLIOATION FILED JAN. 22, 1903.

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SAMUEL J. BRIDEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE MER- GENTHALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LINOTYPEIQM-ACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,0-19,-dateol April 21, 1903. Application filed January 22,1903. Serial lfl'o. 140,064- (N model.)

sembled in line, the composed line presented to a mold in which the slug. or linotype is formed, and the line thereafter disintegrated and the individual matrices returned to the magazine from which they started.

The invention has reference particularly to means for transferring the composed or assembled line of matrices and spacers from the point of assemblage to the devices by.

which it is transferred to the mold.

In the Mergenthaler machine of commerce (represented as to its principal features in United States Patent No. 436,532) the matrices are assembled or composed in a channeled elevator which is raised for the purpose of presenting the line between two fingers depending from horizontal slides which are moved to theleft for the purpose of transferring a'line to the first elevator.

The aim of my invention is-to do away with the two slides and to provide a single carriage having the transfer-fingers, with the necessary provision for changing the distance between the fingers according to the length of the line required and for permitting one finger to yield in relation to the other that the matrices may be held in compactform,

notwithstanding the variations in the length of the unjustified line.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents in front elevation the assembling mechanism of a linotype-machine and my improved carriage in operative relation thereto. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the carriage. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. t, a vertical cross-section on the line 4 t of the two preceding figures. 7

Referring to the drawings, A represents the stationary frame of the machine; B, the usual inclined apron by which the individual matrices falling from the magazine are delivered downward into the channeled assembler C in front of the star-wheel D, by which they are forced laterally into the assembler and the composed line urged forward in order to leave room at the rear end for the entrance of the successive matrices. All of the foregoing parts are constructed and operated in the usual manner.

E represents the horizontally-moving carriage forming the subject of my invention. It is mounted to slide in a suitable guideway in the main frame and is providedwith two depending fingers e e ,'having a'normal separation slightly greater than thatvof the composed line, so that when the elevator O is lifted in the usual manner 'it will carry the line of matrices upward between the fingers ee in order that when the carriageE is moved to the left the line will be shifted horizontallyout of the elevator and through the intermediate channel or guidewayF to the sec- 0nd elevator, as usual.

The carriage E,'as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4:, consists, primarily, ofa horizontal casting or body portion 6 having at or near its opposite ends the forwardly-projecting lugse and e. The upper and lower edges of this casting are adapted to slide in grooves or "guideways in the main frame A, as shown in Fig. 4. To the right-hand lug e the depending finger e, already referred to, is rigidly secured by screws or equivalent fastening devices. The opposing finger e is mounted at its upper end on a horizontal rod 6 mounted to slide endwise in the lugs e ef. This rod is urged constantly to the right by a spring 6 seated in its left end'and bearing against the lug a Its movement to the right is limited by anannular shoulder 6 formed thereon and bearing against the side face of the lug c. This arrangement permits the rod e and the finger e to yield slightly to the left when moderate pressure is applied and this for the purpose of permitting the composed line to be crowded upward between thetwo fingers, so that it is certain to be heldbetween them with a yielding pressure, although the length of the successive lines diiferssomewhat previous to justification.

The finger e is drilled through its upper end to permit the passage of the rod, on which it maybe moved to the right or left, according to the length of the line to be produced. The finger is secured in the required position by means of an eyebolt e seated in a slot in the upper end of the finger and encircling the rod and having on one side a threaded shank carrying a thumb-nut (2 By tightening this nut the bolt is caused to bind strongly against the rod, and thus secure the finger rigidly thereon in the required position.

In order to guide the finger accurately as it moves to the right and left and prevent its lower end from swinging forward or backward, it is formed, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, with a rear projection e arranged to slide in a horizontal groove 6 in the frame or body portion e I prefer to apply to the inner side of the finger e a spring 6 secured thereto at the lower end and diverging therefrom toward the upper end, this for the purpose of applying a yielding pressure and endwise compression to the matrix-line as itis carried upward between the fingers. This spring, however, as applied to the ordinary transfer-carriage is not separately considered of my invention and is not claimed herein.

Then the carriage is moved to the right to its position of rest or receiving position, the end of the rod (2 contacts with the frame of the machine, as shown in Fig. 1, the effect being to compress the spring 6 and hold the finger 6 its maximum distance from finger 6, thus permitting the composed line to rise freely between the fingers when the assembler O is raised.

When the carriage is removed and starts forward to the left, carrying the line of matrices, the end of the rod leaves the frame and the finger e is pushed to the right by the spring 6 so that the line of matrices is properly confined between the fingers dnring its transfer.

It will be observed that the spring 6 serves to hold the matrices in compact form while being raised between the fingers and before the latter are closed together. This is of importance when the composed unjustified line of matrices is exceptionally short, since it prevents the possibility of their twisting or turning out of position or of their squabbling or falling through the assembler.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is- 1. In a linotype-machine, the line-transferring carriage comprising the body portion and the finger rigidly attached thereto, in combination with the longitudinally-yielding rod, the finger thereon and the spring acting on the rod.

2. In a transferring-carriage for a linotypemachine, a slide provided with a rigid depending finger, a longitudinally-movable rod mounted therein, a spring tending to urge the rod in one direction, and a depending finger adjustably secured to the rod.

3. In a line-transferring carriage for a linotypemachine, a horizontal slide provided with a depending finger, a horizontal longitudinally-movable rod mounted in said slide, a spring tending to urge the rod endwise, and a second finger secured to the rod and provided with a guiding-arm engaging a guide in the slide.

4;. In a transfer-carriage for a linotype-machine, a slide 6 provided with a finger e, in combination with a rod a spring a, finger e mounted on the rod, and means for adjustably securing the finger in position thereon.

5. In the transfer-carriage for a linotypemachine, a slide e a longitudinally-yielding rod 6 mounted thereon, and a finger e mounted on the rod, and a clamping device 6 engaging the rod to hold the finger in position thereon.

6. In a linotype-machine, a carriage provided with a finger to transfer the matrixline, and also with a laterally-yielding springactuated finger to confine the line at the forward end, means for maintaining the separation of the fingers when the carriage is in the receiving position, and a spring located on the inner surface of the yielding finger to act upon the matrix-line as it is raised between the fingers.

7. In a line-transferring carriage fora linotype-machine, comprising the slide or body, a rigid or depending finger, a second dependingfinger, a spring permitting the second finger to yield laterally, and a spring carried by said finger to act on the end of the matrixline.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 15th day of January, 1903, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

SAMUEL J. BRIDEN.

Witnesses:

JNo. BLANCK, HERMAN F. Voss. 

